Game Jolthad a demake competitionrecently, which means more free games for us to check out. Unlike similar contests by other sites, this one limited developers to simplify independent games — nothing commercial, so noMario,Zelda, or anything like that.

My personal favorite of the bunch isHold Off Brownish-Yellow, although there are a few other good ones; I’ll get to those in a minute. You defend your heart against blobs (?) by shooting in one of eight directions, and every so often you get to upgrade either your health, damage, or rate of fire.

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It’s simple, crave-inducing fun.Go play it! Some of the other games I enjoyed wereBlok Asylum,Warning Foregone, andSpecter Spelunker. Seek those out too!

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Indie game collage of Blue Prince, KARMA, and The Midnight Walk

Close up shot of Jackie in the Box

Silhouette of a man getting shot as Mick Carter stands behind cover